Dr. Jocelyn A. Medina Pauneto - Is a licensed psychologist by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and has a professional certificate in Health Psychology from the Psychological Association of Puerto Rico. She earned her Ph.D. in Academic/ Investigative Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico in 2007. She is an Associate Professor of the UPR-School of Dental Medicine. She co-teach Human Development and Behavioral Management and topics related to human behavior and its relationship with health all through the School’s curriculum.

Course Description

The LGBT+ Community issues are important in the study and provision of health services. Its members have been underserved for decades mainly for two reasons: 1. Health providers are not educated in specific aspects about the community and 2. Because its members do not know where to seek health services. In this introductory lecture the participants will be exposed to concepts and definitions that are medullar in understanding the complexity of the LGBT+ Community; the relationship between sex, gender, gender identity and health; and topics about inclusion and diversity in health provision.

Course Objectives

Recognized the differences of all the components in the LGBT+ Community.

Understand the difference between sex, gender and gender Identity.

Understand the interactions between sex, gender, gender identity and health.

Recognized the influence that the historical background of the LGBT+Community has in theirs member’s health.

Dr. Ana N. López - Professor and Former Dean (2014-2018), from our school. She has a Public Health Master’s degree and Fellowship in Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM). In 2018 completed the yearlong Leader’s Roundtable and the Achievers Program from the Bell’s Leadership Institute. Elected Member of the Hispanic Dental Association Board of Trustees. She is a Member of OSAP “Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures”, since 1992. She created and is currently the Infection Control Course Coordinator and consultant in this field at the School of Dental Medicine. She has served as an advisor on Infection Control issues for different institutions in and outside Puerto Rico. She has been the island’s top lecturer in this field for the past 25 years. Dr. López is also the “Woman Liaison Officer” to the American Dental Association (ADEA) and serves in various committees in this association, representing the School of Dental Medicine. She is currently the Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board. In 2016, she was elected as member of the ADEA Council of Deans. The first Dean of the University of Puerto Rico, School of Dental Medicine, to be part of this council made up of all the US and Canada Dental Deans. Recipient of the Chair of the Board of ADEA Citation for her leadership while being Dean of the UPR School of Dental Medicine.

Course Objectives

Among the topics to be discussed, you will find:

P.R. Department of Health - Administrative Order #74

Dr. Ana N. López will go into all the details of this Administrative Order to which we must comply.

Infectious diseases and their prevention: Signs and symptoms of the different diseases will be presented together with recommendations on their prevention.

The latest trends in infection control will be presented, and how to comply with the latest CDC, OSHA, EPA recommendations. Trends in how to incorporate ecofriendly activities in the dental practice in compliance with infection control will be addressed.

Aseptic techniques and standard precautions used in our private practices.

Dr. López will review the most common issues in compliance with the office protocols such as:

Sharp objects and biomedical waste management

Steps in decontaminations and sterilization of items

The importance of standard precautions will be addressed

TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEDRIDDEN ADULTS IN THE HOME SETTING - 3 hrs.

Adults Patients with disabilities encounter many problems to find dental service. They are indeed challenging but there are many patient that can receive your help as a dentist with the fundamental skills presented by the speaker. In this course you will learn several aspects including, protective stabilization and treatment modifications to achieve a more secure approach to these special population. This information came from Dr. Molina´s experience as a dentist in the ¨Hospital de Psiquiatría Estatal Dr. Ramón Fernández Marina¨ for 23 years, ¨Hospital de Psiquiatría Forense ¨for 18 years and for the Intellectual Disability Division as a Director of the Dental Clinic in the ¨Hospital Regional de Bayamón Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau¨ for 16 years. With many illustrations and stories, he shares his experience with these patients. You will see these persons from a more humanistic perspective as Dr. Molina describes its particularities.

Course Objectives

To offer information about the history of disable adults in Puerto Rico.

To mention most common diagnostics.

To mention types of drugs with examples.

To mention most relevant aspects.

To explain the most common terminology.

Mention most common oral manifestations.

Mention ways to recognize an acute patient.

Establish the correlation between DI and psychiatry conditions.

To mention similarity and differences in handling including elderly patients.

Describe the proper manner to handling adult intellectual disable patient in the bed.

The American Heart Association designed the BLS for Healthcare Providers course to prepare a wide variety of healthcare professionals to recognize several life-threatening emergencies and to provide CPR, use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and relieve choking in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The course includes adult, child and infant rescues skills in both the out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings.

Course Objectives

At the end of the BLS course participant will be able to:

Cognitive Objectives:

Describe the steps of CPR

Describe the signs and actions for severe airway obstruction in the responsive and unresponsive victim.

Describe the links in the chain of survival.

Describe the sings of four common life threatening emergencies in adults.

The American Heart Association designed the BLS for Healthcare Providers course to prepare a wide variety of healthcare professionals to recognize several life-threatening emergencies and to provide CPR, use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and relieve choking in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The course includes adult, child and infant rescues skills in both the out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings.

Course Objectives

At the end of the BLS course participant will be able to:

Cognitive Objectives:

Describe the steps of CPR

Describe the signs and actions for severe airway obstruction in the responsive and unresponsive victim.

Describe the links in the chain of survival.

Describe the sings of four common life threatening emergencies in adults.